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After dealing with more nagging injuries in the previous campaign and a delayed start to this one because of a minor thigh problem, Sturridge believes he is now fully fit and with those issues resolved he has regained his place in Gareth Southgate’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia.

“I feel as sharp as ever, I’m ready to go. I had a great pre-season, felt really good and I’m looking forward to the future to be honest with you,” he said.

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“I think everybody outside of the players has made the judgement on how far they believe we can go.

“We’re quietly confident, but it’s important not to get excited because in football things can change.

“With one or two results and you’re out of the running sometimes, and you saw from last season that teams who might not necessarily have started well ended well, so it’s important for us to pace ourselves, take one game at a time, not get excited.”